The Washington Capitals have acquired forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta from the Nashville Predators. It was announced late this afternoon by vice president and general manager George McPhee. Erat, a native of Trebic, Czech Republic, has played in 36 games for the Predators this season, compiling 21 points (four goals and 17 assists) along ...
The Washington Capitals earned a 5-3 comeback win over the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night, as Nicklas Backstrom recorded four assists and Captain Alex Ovechkin potted two goals and an assist to drive the Capitals to victory. Washington was outshot by Carolina 34-19, but still won handily. The Hurricanes outshot Washington 10-3 through the first ...
The Washington Capitals made four moves on Sunday, as two will have an effect at the NHL level directly and the other two moves change up the Hershey Bears’ roster in the AHL. The Capitals signed two defensemen to two year NHL deals and made two trades that brought a fan favorite back to Hershey ...
The Washington Capitals (10-14-1) fell to the Southeast Division leading Carolina Hurricanes (15-9-1) by a 4-0 score at Verizon Center on Tuesday night, begging the question, is the team giving a full effort? In the most crucial stretch of the season, even though every game is considered a “playoff game” moving forward, the team from ...
The Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins in over-time last evening by a final score of 4-3. It was the Capitals third consecutive contribution in the win column at home this season and 164th consecutive sellout at the Verizon Center. In front of 18,506, the Capitals fell behind 3-0 after one period of play, but ...
The Washington Capitals early season struggles continued Thursday night in their 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping to 2-8-1 on the season, dead last in the NHL. Special teams, a lack of strong goal-tending, a lack of effort and intensity all hurt Washington last night, as they continued to quickly become the joke of ...
The Washington Capitals have added a familiar face to the dressing room, as General Manager George McPhee announced the signing of unrestricted free agent forward Eric Fehr on Sunday. It’s a one-year deal worth $600,000. Fehr, who was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in 2011 for a fourth-round pick in the 2012 NHL entry draft ...
With the NHL lockout finally settled, hockey fans can finally look forward to the regular season, most likely a shortened 48 game schedule. Washington Capitals’ fans have some great things to look forward to in 2013 including new head coach Adam Oates, a hopeful bounce back year from superstar forward and Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin ...
With the 16th overall pick in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft, the Washington Capitals are proud to select from Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League, Thomas Wilson. Such words are undoubtedly exciting to hear when you’re an 18 year-old hockey player in the midst of chasing your dream of playing professional hockey. Thomas Wilson ...
As much as Beagle enjoyed fine tuning his game under Dale Hunter, he is equally as excited about playing for new head coach Adam Oates.
